Dutchman Mark Wotte will replace German Theo Buecker as Ismaili's head coach, a club official said on Thursday.
Wotte will put pen to paper on a deal worth $325,000 per year, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Egyptian media.
The former Feyenoord technical director was supposed to be revealed in a press conference on Thursday but Ismaili's board of directors chose to postpone the event.
Ismaili's officials had also considered former Zamalek coach Carlos Cabral for the position.
The 45-year-old Wotte has previously coached Willem II, Den Bosch, Den Haag, Utrecht and the Dutch Under-21 team.
Ismaili club also assigned a new technical staff to assist the Dutch manager.
Ashraf Khedr and Ahmed Qenawi were appointed as assistant coaches, Ashraf Aboul-Nour in charge of goalkeeping and Sabri Al-Menyawi as a technical director.
